Charlie Trotter’s wine cellar nets over $1.9 million on its first day of auction

One of the online auction items. Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1953, estimated value at $3,000-$4,000.

On Friday in New York, Charlie Trotter auctioned off the wine cellar — or at least what made it there — from his trend-settting Chicago fine dining institution, which closed earlier this year.

The day-long auction at Christie’s in New York clocked in at a total of $1,979,645. It’s not over either. Running tomorrow (November 20) to December 4, the online-only auction begins; you can view the entire lineup by clicking here.

Getting back to Friday’s auction, these were the items that netted the highest pricetags in the morning session: